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photo of students inspecting a staged plane crash
February 7, 2019

The wreckage of a small private plane rests among debris scattered inside the MarsDome at the University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies…

Aerial photo of a combine harvesting a wheat field
February 7, 2019

A new University of Toronto study suggests we’re growing more of the same kinds of crops around the world, presenting a major challenge to…

photo of Catherine Finlayson and Zoe Butcher
February 6, 2019

On a bright December morning, first-year University of Toronto student Zoe Butcher is quick to answer the door at a well-kept semi in Toronto’s East…

February 6, 2019

An album of long-lost Yiddish songs – discovered by a University of Toronto scholar at a library in Ukraine – is up for a Grammy award this…

Photo of Geoffrey Hinton
February 5, 2019

The Toronto Region Board of Trade is awarding U of T University Professor Emeritus Geoffrey Hinton its Toronto Region Builder Award, in recognition of…

Photo of Valerie Tarasuk
February 5, 2019

Canadian households that rely on publicly funded income supports are much more likely to face food insecurity than those reliant on employment income,…

Miyopin Cheechoo and eagle feather
February 5, 2019

A mountain bike, an eagle feather and a stuffed moose.  These are some of the items that give students strength when times get tough. Seven…

Photo of Steven Bailey and Emily Ling
February 5, 2019

When it comes to lecture halls, the University of Toronto’s Lee & Margaret Lau Auditorium is the gold standard. The room, located in the new…

HIV rendering
February 4, 2019

A study led by researchers at the University of Toronto and the University of Manitoba has brought science one step closer to using the chickenpox…

Photo of Meric Gertler at citizenship ceremony
February 4, 2019

For Professor Maydianne Andrade, speaking at a citizenship ceremony at the University of Toronto over the weekend was a reminder of her own family's…

photo of Robert Blackburn
February 4, 2019

The University of Toronto and its surroundings have changed a lot since Robert Blackburn started at U of T Libraries in 1947. Classes were…